Match report
Gent and Hibernian play out goalless draw in Conference League playoff
Gent and Hibernian shared a goalless draw at Planet Group Arena in the playoff round of the UEFA Europa Conference League, a result that leaves the tie delicately poised without either side able to find a breakthrough.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
There were no goals and no cards significant enough to alter the pattern of the game, with both teams sharing possession evenly at 50 percent apiece. Gent had the better of the shooting chances, registering three shots on target to Hibernian's two, while also winning six corners compared to their opponents' two.
Referee Pawel Raczkowski booked four players in total, one from Gent and three from Hibernian, as Gent's ten fouls to Hibernian's five suggested the home side committed more often in their pursuit of a breakthrough that never arrived.
Gent forced six corners to Hibernian's two, reflecting their greater territorial pressure without a goal to show for it.
Gent and Hibernian drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Gent met Hibernian in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Thursday, 20 August 2026, 18:30 UTC at Planet Group Arena. Referee: Pawel Raczkowski.
Team pages: Gent · Hibernian · UEFA Europa Conference League
Starting line-ups
Gent (4-3-3)
Hibernian (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Gent 78%, the draw 14%, Hibernian 8%. It finished Gent 0–0 Hibernian.
Gent's rating gap decides it — Gent are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Gent's 78%. The draw at 14% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Gent at 78%?
Gent sit 387 points higher on our strength rating — 1693 to 1306. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,070 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 79–12–9.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 78% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 14% and Hibernian at 8%.
Why is the draw only 14%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 12.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.0 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,101. The goals environment adds 1.7 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Gent average 7 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 387 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Gent have gained 84 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,179 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Gent vs Hibernian final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Gent 0–0 Hibernian. Explore more on the Gent and Hibernian team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.